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| Preface to this 2nd English edition |
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| Preface to the first English edition |
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| Preface to the first German edition |
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1.2.1 Polymer-Bonded Explosives |
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10 | (3) |
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1.2.2 New High (Secondary) Explosives |
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1.2.3 New Primary Explosives |
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23 | (9) |
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1.2.4 New Oxidizers for Solid Rocket Motors |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (4) |
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1.4 Combustion, Deflagration, Detonation -- A Short Introduction |
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39 | (6) |
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1.4.1 Fire and Combustion |
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39 | (3) |
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1.4.2 Deflagration and Detonation |
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42 | (3) |
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2 Classification of Energetic Materials |
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45 | (3) |
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2.2 High (Secondary) Explosives |
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48 | (7) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (12) |
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2.4.1 Chemical Thermal Propulsion (CTP) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (29) |
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2.5.1 Detonators, Initiators, Delay Compositions and Heat-Generating Pyrotechnics |
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70 | (4) |
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2.5.2 Light-Generating Pyrotechnics |
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74 | (7) |
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81 | (6) |
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87 | (9) |
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2.5.5 Near-Infrared (NIR) Compositions |
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96 | (3) |
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3 Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure |
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99 | (8) |
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107 | (30) |
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107 | (6) |
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4.2 Computational Methods |
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113 | (3) |
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4.2.2 Detonation Parameters |
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116 | (5) |
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4.2.3 Combustion Parameters |
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121 | (5) |
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4.2.4 Example: Theoretical Evaluation of New Solid Rocket Propellants |
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4.2.5 Example: EXPLO5 Calculation of the Gun Propellant Properties of Single, Double and Triple Base Propellants |
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133 | (4) |
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137 | (12) |
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137 | (2) |
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5.2 Ignition and Initiation of Energetic Materials |
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139 | (2) |
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5.3 Laser Ignition and Initiation |
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141 | (8) |
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6 Experimental Characterization of Explosives |
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149 | (16) |
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149 | (5) |
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6.2 Long-Term Stabilities |
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154 | (2) |
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6.3 Insensitive Munitions |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (4) |
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7 Special Aspects of Explosives |
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165 | (30) |
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165 | (6) |
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7.2 Detonation Velocities |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (5) |
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7.3.1 Example: Calculation of the Gurney Velocity for a General Purpose Bomb |
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181 | (1) |
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7.4 Plate Dent Tests vs. Fragment Velocities |
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182 | (7) |
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7.5 Underwater explosions |
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189 | (6) |
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8 Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity |
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8.1 Electrostatic Potentials |
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8.2 Volume-Based Sensitivities |
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9 Design of Novel Energetic Materials |
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9.2 Polynitrogen Compounds |
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9.3 High-Nitrogen Compounds |
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9.3.1 Tetrazole and Dinitramide Chemistry |
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9.3.2 Tetrazole, Tetrazine and Trinitroethyl Chemistry |
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221 | (4) |
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9.4 Dinitroguanidine Derivatives |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (9) |
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10 Synthesis of Energetic Materials |
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10.1 Molecular Building Blocks |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (5) |
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243 | (2) |
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11 Safe Handling of Energetic Materialsin the Laboratory |
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245 | (6) |
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11.2 Protective Equipment |
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246 | (3) |
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11.3 Laboratory Equipment |
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249 | (2) |
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12 Energetic Materials of the Future |
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251 | (8) |
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259 | (14) |
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259 | (2) |
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13.2 Agent Defeat Weapons |
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261 | (2) |
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13.3.1 Example: Iron Oxide / Aluminum Thermite |
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13.3.2 Example: Copper Oxide / Aluminum Thermite |
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13.3.3 Example: Molybdenum Trioxide / Aluminum Thermite |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (4) |
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277 | (10) |
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| Important reaction types in organic nitrogen chemistry |
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287 | (4) |
| Curing of a diol (HTPB) with isocyanate binder |
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291 | (1) |
| Important reaction types in inorganic nitrogen chemistry |
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291 | (10) |
| Collection of formulas |
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301 | (6) |
| Author |
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307 | (2) |
| Index |
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